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I was not aware of this process, but John Farquhar Munro was obviously aware of it, given that people in the Highlands get a smell of chlorine in the water.
It is important that we ensure not only that our shipyards are competitive and can compete for the contracts, but that they can get the contracts in the first place.
Jackie Baillie's suggestion that we write to the Standards Commission to get the matter clarified might be the best way for us to get that question answered.
I imagine that if the Executive can provide a date we will get the answer that we are seeking. Do we agree to put the question to the Executive in writing?
I have put that on the agenda so that we can see what response we get from the Executive.Now that I have given that update, do members want to follow up any issues in detail?
I do not know whether that was because different people were involved, but given that the witnesses came from the same local authority, perhaps we were getting a local perspective rather than an all-Scotland perspective.
Therefore, I think that the federation should be left to get on with it. Ultimately, the test for including information in the census is its usefulness to the wider populace rather than to one narrow section.